Total Crime Rate
3984.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
1751.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Church Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 130 local areas in Guildhall , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 631 local areas in York .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Church Lane (YO1 9QT) in the last 12 months was 3984.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1257.5% higher than the Guildhall average (293.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 358 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 17.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 443 (≈ 1751.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Lane (YO1 9QT), the main crime hotspot is near On or near. Police recorded 988 crimes here, including 448 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In York| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blake Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blake Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Hudson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Hudson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blake Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Blake Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Blake Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Blake Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blake Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blake Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blake Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blake Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blake Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | King Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Low Petergate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | King Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | King Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | King Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | King Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Clifford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Under investigation |
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